Planetary hours
in Madrid.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:13
- 2☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 10:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:46
- 5♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:37
- 6☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:28
- 7♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:10
- 9☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 16:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 17:44
- 12♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:43
- 2♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 22:01
- 4☽︎ Moon22:01 – 23:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:28
- 7♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:46
- 9♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 06:03
- 11☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:22 to 09:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.